I’ve always admired these figa lighters when I’ve come across them in my searches for Austrian-made brass and bronze. The markings have always intrigued me: “Saks Fifth Avenue” in an elegant, hand-drawn script, and “Made in Austria” in the typical sans-serif of an Austrian mark. They do not come up often, and seem to be […]
It’s not often you stumble across an item that ends up being the missing piece in helping to identify hundreds of Auböck fakes out there on the market. Well, today I found that item, and without the original red cardboard box surrounding it, I still couldn’t be sure it was fake. This item just so […]
Many thanks to Jean from NOTCOT for posting the video of our new Hedgehogs! […]
Exciting news for Bosse fans and collectors worldwide: we’re working on reissuing Walter Bosse’s famous hedgehog ashtrays using his original moulds. Here is a sneak preview of the prototypes. More news, including pricing and purchase information, to come. […]
A great featurette on Calm Down’s blog today about some vintage Walter Bosse gardening animals. They have a bear and goat both holding brass rakes and shovels. Very cute and rare designs! See the original post here! […]
